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From Strachan to Haldeman RE: the political activites of Kalmbach, Dent, Mitchell, and Nofziger. Handwritten notes added by Haldeman and an unidentified party. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/14/1972
From Richard Fore, through Magruder, to Mitchell RE: McGovern's activities in California. 5 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
List of McGovern headquarters in various California cities. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Sample voting figures from a Los Angeles precinct. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Information for McGovern campaign volunteers gathering data from door to door. 5 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Map of voter precinct 1764. 2 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Posters urging McGovern supporters to volunteer to support his campaign. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Sample canvass data for the McGovern campaign. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Information for McGovern phone pullers. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
documents urging California Democrats to vote for McGovern. 3 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
advertisement prompting viewers to meet McGovern at two public venues. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Handouts defining McGovern's political views on important issues, such as drugs and the Vietnam War. 29 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
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From Strachan to Haldeman RE: the political activites of Kalmbach, Dent, Mitchell, and Nofziger. Handwritten notes added by Haldeman and an unidentified party. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/14/1972
From Richard Fore, through Magruder, to Mitchell RE: McGovern's activities in California. 5 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
List of McGovern headquarters in various California cities. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Sample voting figures from a Los Angeles precinct. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Information for McGovern campaign volunteers gathering data from door to door. 5 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Map of voter precinct 1764. 2 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Posters urging McGovern supporters to volunteer to support his campaign. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Sample canvass data for the McGovern campaign. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Information for McGovern phone pullers. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
documents urging California Democrats to vote for McGovern. 3 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
advertisement prompting viewers to meet McGovern at two public venues. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
Handouts defining McGovern's political views on important issues, such as drugs and the Vietnam War. 29 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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Document Description
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6/14/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Strachan to Haldeman RE: the political
activites of Kalmbach, Dent, Mitchell, and
Nofziger. Handwritten notes added by
Haldeman and an unidentified party. 3 pgs.
20
6
6/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Richard Fore, through Magruder, to
Mitchell RE: McGovern's activities in
California. 5 pgs.
20
6
>
Campaign
Other Document
List of McGovern headquarters in various
California cities. 4 pgs.
20
6
Campaign
Other Document
Sample voting figures from a Los Angeles
precinct. 2 pgs.
Friday, April 15, 2011
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Folder Number
Document Date
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Subject
Document Type
Document Description
20
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Campaign
Other Document
Information for McGovern campaign
volunteers gathering data from door to door.
5 pgs.
20
6
>
Campaign
Other Document
Map of voter precinct 1764. 2 pgs.
20
6
Campaign
Other Document
Posters urging McGovern supporters to
volunteer to support his campaign. 3 pgs.
20
6
Campaign
Other Document
Sample canvass data for the McGovern
campaign. 2 pgs.
20
6
Campaign
Other Document
Information for McGovern phone pullers. 3
pgs.
Friday, April 15, 2011
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Campaign
Other Document
Campaign documents urging California
Democrats to vote for McGovern. 3 pgs.
20
6
>
Campaign
Other Document
Campaign advertisement prompting viewers
to meet McGovern at two public venues. 3
pgs.
20
6
Campaign
Other Document
Handouts defining McGovern's political
views on important issues, such as drugs and
the Vietnam War. 29 pgs.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Page 3 of 3
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
June 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
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SUBJECT:
Political Matters
Finances
1) Herb Kalmbach returned from Europe yesterday.
At Stans' request he selected a European fundraising
chairman, Pier Talenti, a close friend of John Mitchell's
as well as the President. Talenti has a 1,000 quota.
Kalmbach met his 10,000 quota and is resisting Stans'
efforts to have him accept another 3,000 quota. Kalmbach
is meeting with Ehrlichman in California today and hopes
to receive some "special, non-fundraising assignments".
2) Concerning the Stans-Nunn request to keypunch
the White House Support List (the 300,000 who have
written in supporting the President), you asked me to
check Dean. He responded on June 12 with his approval
to using these names for a direct mail fundraising effort
by Stans.
Recommendation
6/20
That you authorize Lee Nunn to have the White House Support
nump
List keypunched for a mailing after the Democratic National
Committee Convention subject to your approval of the text
FOR
Stand
of H the letter.
Approval
Disapproval
Comments
3) Sloan has discussed the suggestion of having the
publicly known contributors to the President appear on
the next public record with Stans. He is receptive and
will try to get a broad group with varying amounts to permit
their names to appear publicly on August 4, 1972.
- 2 -
John Mitchell
1) He addressed the 60 top people at 1701 this morning
for ten minutes. The tone was quite tough emphasizing that
1701 has been in the process of organizing and by and large
done a pretty good job. But now its nuts and bolts; forget
big meals, media and fun stuff. McGovern has an excellent
voter identification and canvassing operation. The staff
at 1701 that wants to work on registration and follow on
should get to work; others should leave. The transition
from planning to activation is complete.
2) Mitchell then introduced Rick Fore, who is a 26-
year old from Virginia, who worked in Shafron's Virginia
Lieutenant Governor campaign and was an assistant to
Congressman William Cramer (R-Fla.) and Phillip Crane (R-Ill.) ;
he now works directly for Bob Marik. Fore had completed an
analysis of the McGovern campaign (attached at Tab A). A
quick summary will indicate that McGovern will be a worthy
opponent: 40,000 volunteers in the field; 140 store front
headquarters, manned by volunteers seven days a week; three
computer centers monitoring the canvassing; two million
direct mail pieces; telephone banks to duplicate canvassing;
personally contacting 4 million of the 5.1 million Democrats.
3) Al Kaupinen described the new registration drive
system with Illinois as an example. Results will be
available July 8.
4) An updated talking paper incorporating the changes
you made on the June 12 talking paper is attached at Tab B.
You may want to cover some of the points in this Mitchell
talking paper with the Ehrlichman political group tomorrow
at 10 a.m.
Harry Dent
1) He had a long discussion with Bob Teeter about
the advertising slogan testing Dailey and Teeter are
conducting on "President Nixon - Now More Than Ever". Dent
was concerned that the slogan was too sophisticated for the
average man and you asked that it be tested. Results should
be available from Teeter next week.
2) Mitchell has not given Dent an answer on whether
John Rollins should conduct a special fundraising effort
for Governors and Senators we are interested in supporting.
- 3 -
3) Dent's main contact in the Wallace organization,
Tom Turnipseed, is convinced that Wallace will not run
on a third party ticket for physical as well as ballot
reasons. (Wallace ballot status summary is attached at
Tab C.) Dent is trying to obtain information on the
McGovern-Wallace meeting.
Lyn Nofziger
Discussion with Nofziger on June 13 developed several
points:
1) Although Governor Reagan is unhappy about Finch
moving to California, Lyn claims he won't worry about it
and will use him in the campaign;
2) The 29,000 volunteers developed by the direct
mail effort will be used for precinct organization, while
the regular party will conduct registration. (I got the
impression that very little was in fact happening.)
3) He still has problems with 1701 because "it never
went together very well", but believes Mardian is a very
positive addition;
4) He complains that Bill Horton has not delivered
on several requests and is now taking a five week vacation,
5)
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Democrats
and
Independents
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Committee for the Re-election of the President
MEMORANDUM
June 12, 1972
CONF IDENTIAL/EYES ONLY
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE HONORABLE JOHN N. MITCHELL
THROUGH:
JEB S. MAGRUDER
FROM:
RICHARD L. FORE
SUBJECT:
An Analysis of the McGovern Campaign
Organization in the California Primary
Attached you will find a report on the McGovern Campaign
Organization that is a result of my observations while in
California.
CONFIDENTIAL/EYES ONLY
ANALYSIS OF THE McGOVERN CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION
IN THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY
GENERAL ORGANIZATION
Many of McGovern's national campaign staff arrived in California
as early as October, 1971 to raise money, recruit volunteers, and
build an organization for the June, 1972 primary. By May of this
year, Senator George McGovern already had between 20,000 and 40,000
Volunteers working in the precincts of California.
The McGovern staff operated from three central headquarters in
California: the Southern California Headquarters in Los Angeles,
the Northern California Headquarters in San Francisco, and the
State Headquarters in Los Angeles. In addition, the McGovern
organization took their campaign to the people with 140 store
front headquarters located over the entire state (Tab A). Most
of the headquarters were located on an assembly district basis with
full time volunteers manning the store front operations 7 days
a week, 13 hours a day including holidays.
In most areas the store front headquarters were staffed by semi-
professional organizers (McGovern volunteers who had been through
primaries in other states and who had a firm grasp of grassroot
politics) and local California volunteers who will be the trained
organizers for the general election in November. The store front
headquarters' staff were articulate, bright, and extremely effective
organizers who placed major emphasis on canvassing.
VOTER IDENTIFICATION
The McGovern staff began their voter identification program by
securing lists of registered Democrats. These names were fed into
a computer which generated a computer print out of the registered
Democratic voters, with telephone numbers. The format of the computer
print out was such that it could be used for door-to-door canvassing
and telephoning. It was developed in precinct walking order with an
area for marking a coded response: (1) strong McGovern, (2) leaning
McGovern, (3) undecided, (4) anti or leaning against McGovern. Another
area of the print out was reserved for issues and comments (Tab B).
McGovern volunteers placed each computer print out into a McGovern '72
Precinct Campaign Kit which gave instructions for door-to-door canvassers.
The general rules emphasized that all precincts should be walked, not
telephoned. Specific instructions included a canvass conversation and
coding procedure (Tab C).
- 2 -
Each McGovern '72 Precinct Campaign Kit was enclosed in an envelope
with a map of the precinct attached to the outside (Tab D). The
envelope also contained McGovern literature, bumper stickers, and an
identification badge. The kits were distributed to the appropriate
assembly district store front headquarters.
For the most part, precinct captains were not designated for canvassing.
Blitz teams and individual "walk-in" volunteers were assigned precincts.
The McGovern Campaign found that while it was difficult to recruit
a precinct captain who would take full responsibility for each precinct,
it was much easier to find a volunteer who would give 4 to 6 hours to
canvass a precinct (Tab E).
The McGovern staff maintained strict accountability and control over
all canvassers. Specific times were designated for returning the
McGovern '72 Precinct Campaign Kit. Control Boards were used in
store front headquarters so that the staff could determine the status
of canvassing at any time.
Volunteers also used telephone banks to canvass voters. Telephoning
did not substitute for door-to-door voter identification. Its
purpose was to supplement and often duplicate the door-to-door canvass.
Although the telephone banks were not located in the store front head-
quarters, close coordination existed with telephone banks reporting
the results of their day's work to the staff of the store front operation.
The state level staff also used a telephone bank in the Central Head-
quarters to call local headquarters across the state and check on the
status of canvassing. This served as both a check and prodding mechanism.
In addition, state field staff made regular trips to local headquarters
to assist in problem areas and provide an additional system of control
and accountability.
When the volunteers completed canvassing and returned the McGovern '72
Precinct Campaign Kit, the computer print outs that had been coded were
sent to the computer center so that "personalized" computer letters
could be mailed to those identified in the canvass as being favorable
or undecided. After all information from the canvass had been fed into
the computer, the print outs were returned to the local headquarters
within five days for recanvassing purposes. During the last days of
the campaign, headquarters' volunteers hand addressed mailings to those
who were canvassed because there was not sufficient time for computerized
letters.
Most canvassing had been completed a week before election day. The
last week of the campaign was used to recanvass "not at homes" and
undecideds.
- 3 -
GET OUT THE VOTE (VOTER TURN CUT)
Computer centers generated a second print out on the Sunday before
election day (Tab F). These print outs of the 1, 2, and 3's -
favorable, leaning favorable, and undecided, were enclosed in a
Democratic Presidential Primary Election Canvass Kit. (Tab G).
Volunteers used these kits to go door-to-door and to call voters
reminding them to vote. Volunteers offered rides to the polls
and baby sitters to those at home. Volunteers left door knob
hangers indicating the appropriate polling place to those not at
home (Tab H).
ADDITIONAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES
Although the McGovern staff and volunteers concentrated primarily on
voter identification and voter turn out, the following activities
were also well planned and coordinated.
RALLIES: McGovern staff and volunteers used leaflets and sound
trucks to promote McGovern speaking events, headquarters openings,
etc. well in advance of the day of the event (Tab I). Because of
the importance of their assigned task, McGovern volunteers engaged
in canvassing were asked not to attend rallies.
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS: McGovern volunteers followed a well planned
program for saturating the entire state with bumper stickers, posters,
and brochures which were brief and to the point. (Tab J).
VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT: McGovern headquarters' staff was composed of
volunteers of all ages who were cordial and extremely effective in
recruiting other volunteers. Most prospective volunteers who entered
a McGovern headquarters were recruited immediately and asked to do the
most meaningful work - canvassing.
CONCLUSION
As indicated throughout this analysis, canvassing for voter identification
and get-out-the-vote was the highest priority in the McGovern campaign
in the California Primary. As a result, 20,000 to 40,000 volunteers
effectively canvassed 4 million of the 5.1 million voters in 19,000
of the 23,000 precincts in a state that was thought to be too large
to organize. Just as in other primary states, the McGovern campaign
organization has left behind a residual force of trained volunteers
in California for the general election.
P
A
NC GOVERN HEADCHARTERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TAB A
Revised as of May 18, 1972
L.A. COUNTY
ORANGE COUNTY
San Fernando Valley
(714)
13513 Van Nuys Blvd.
Pacoima
994-5425
1525 N. Main St. Santa Ana 547-7005
6700 Van Nuys Blvd.
Van Nuys 989-2433
1550 S. Coast Hwy Laguna Bch. 497-1755
16212 Ventura
Encino
783-9867
215 W. Lincoln
Anaheim
533-4781
7821 Foothill Blvd.
Sunland
352-5112
828 Broadway
Santa Ana
18338 Sherman Way
Reseda
342-5103
12023 Garden Grove Blvd.
638-7160
881-9047
Garden Grove
108 S. Central
Glendale 240-6853
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Pasadena
3769 7th St
Riverside 684-9880
324 E. Colorado
Pasadena 793-1151
45521 Oasis St.
Indio
347-8301
40518 Florida Ave
Hemet
925-2221
San Gabriel Vallev
176 S. Indian Ave
Pain Sprgs325-2725
Rt. 1 Box 145
Blythe
922-4392
724 N. Garey
Pomona 714-622-1267
30 Ramsey Blvd.
Banning
14437 Ramona Blvd.
Baldwin Pk.962-7612
146 E. 4th St.
Perris
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
South-Central Los Angeles
621 W. Baseline
San Bernd. 884-0411
3938 Wilshire Blvd.
L.A.
487-6930
639 N. Mt. Vernon
884-0411
670-W. Florence
L.A.
753-2298
16201 Cajon St.
Victorvill 244-4898
2218 W. Florence
L.A.
753-2101
106 N. State St.
Redlands 792-6334
4034 Buckingham Rd.
L.A.
299-6100
33684 Mill St.
Daggett
254-2150
4756 W. Pico Blvd.
L.A.
938-6088
135 E. Compton Blvd. Compton
638-0584
4475 Hollywood Blvd. L.A.
655-4449
510 E. Valley Blvd, San Gabriel
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Sunset Bluel
LA
1522 B State St.
Sta. Barb. 936-3891
6529 Madrid Rd.
Goleta
968-3211
624 Moonglow Rd.
Lompoc
733-3352
East Los Anzeles
3502 E. 1st Street
L.A.
266-1850
317 N. Soto St.
L.A.
268-7188
4201 N. Atlantic
Monter Pk.
284-7478
3113 N. Eastern Ave.
E1. Sereno
225-2451
5004 Whittier Blvd.
E.L.A.
268-7748
VENTURA COUNTY
128 S. Ventura
Ventura
643-3175
1639 Royal Ave.
Simi
526-6609
2955 N. Moorpark
Thou. Oaks 492-1232
201 Magnolia
Oxnard
2700 Yucca
Camarillo 484-1301
Southeast Los Anzeles
15702 Pioneer
Norwalk
868-1972
3945 Tweedy Blvd.
So. Gate
564-4441
1106 W. Phillips
S. Pomona
339-5966
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
16507
Blvd.
Bellflo.
866-4111
505 Hotel Circle S San Diego 291-8903
13313 Telegraph Rd.
Whittier
944-6439
1136 S. 43rd. St.
San Diego 262-8647
142 N. 1st St.
La Puente
333-5236
1038 Third Ave
Chula Vista 425-0150
3362 Tyler
E1 Monte
442-9114
563 First St.
Encinitas
753-6603
14314 Bellflower
Bellflo.
925-0441
4202 Convoy
San Diego
292-1121
442-9114
550 Broadway St.
Cajon
444-9429
6190 University Ave. San D1ego582-6983
West Los Angeles
8844 Olympic Blvd.
Bev. Hills
275-4454
1093 Broxton #212
Westwood
477-9791
3752 Motor Ave.
L.A.
836-5602
1523 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice
821-9941
442- N. Fairfax
L.A.
655-3051
IMPERIAL COUNTY
619 Main Street
E1 Centro 352-6096
South Bay Inclewood
1029 E. 4th St.
Long Bch.
432-7931
901 Aviation Blvd.
Manhattan Bch374-9468
15236 Crenshaw
Gardena
532-1373
731 S. Par
Sen Pedro
832-9380
617 Island View
Seal Bch.
16292 Pac. Ct. Hwy. AT Sunset
592-5928
4901 Heil (home)
Huntington Bcb. 846-5142
1024 S. Osage
Inylewood
2166 Torrance Blvd.
677-7926 671 5447-
Torrance
320-9811 &12
Sonoma County
Tulare County
506 4th St.
37 W. Putnam
P.O. Box 341
Porterville
Santa Rosa 95401
707/528-0729
Yolo County
Sonoma Valley HQ
416 F St.
18135 Sonoma Highway
Davis 95616
Boyes Hot Springs
916/758-0393
Stanislaus County
Yuba County
see Sutter County
1013 I St.
Modesto 95345
209/529-4327
Sutter County &
Yuba County
650 Plumas St.
Yuba City
916/673-6162
i
uress 100m
3886005
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS AS OF APRIL 28, 1972
115/956-
S.F
Alameda County
Humboldt County
San Francisco County
1824 University Ave.
533 4th St.
1435 Market St.
Berkeley
Eureka
San Francisco 94103
916/841-9322
707/443-5131
415/864-7400
43 Grand Ave.
Kern County
San Joaquin County
Oakland
916/451-3046
526 E. 18th St.
1603 Pacific
Bakersfield
Stockton
1330 Park St.
209/948-6554
Alameda
Marin County
865-4334
San Mateo County
1011 Magnolia
1858-B E. 14th SF.
Larkspur
2330 El Camino Real
San Leandro
415/461-1644
SanMateo 94403
415/345-3533
22715 Foothills Blvd.
391 Miller Ave.
Hayward
Mill Valley
2610 Broadway
916/537-2158
415/383-0371
Redwood City
119 N. Livermore
Merced County
Santa Clara County
Livermore
332 W. 17th St.
2437 Birch St.
Butte County
Merced
Palo Alto
209/723-8801
415/326-3900
217 Main St.
Chico
Monterey County
227 N. First St.
916/343-5551
San Jose
301 Ocean Ave.
348 Grand Ave.
Monterey 93940
Chicano office
Thermalito (Oroville)
408/372-8041
251 S. King Rd.
San Jose
Contra Costa County
10 W. Gabelan St.
Salinas 93901
student office
1620 N. Main St., #5
408/424-1117
1878 W. San Carlos
Walnut Creek 94596
San Jose
415/932-1972
Napa County
408/289-9118
4610 Barrett Ave.
800 Main St.
Santa Cruz County
Richmond
Napa
415/233-8656
707/252-2811
516 Cedar
Santa Cruz
El Dorado County
Placer County
408/427-1566
213½ Main St.
625 Vernon St.
Shasta County
Placerville
Roseville
916/783-5833
1135 Yuba St.
Fresno County
Redding
Sacramento County
916/243-9410
507 N. Fulton
Fresno 93728
1215 21st St.
Solano County
209/266-9831
Sacramento 95816
916/442-1867
710 Marin St.
student office
Vallejo 94590
4346 Van Ness
Fresno
Fairfield-Suisun
431 Union Ave.
Fairfield 94533
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732-2097
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WALKER
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HEADQUARTERS
TELEPHONE 487-6930
McGOVERN FOR PRESIDENT
DOOR-BY-DOOR DEMOCRATIC CANVASS
alphabetical order in your sheets and that the names on each street
Your effectiveness in canvassing all the Democrats in a precinct to
are divided by block. Your lists contain only the names of registered
determine which ones are likely to be for Senator McGovern will be
Democrats. Under the block number and street name are listed the resi-
the key factor to winning California. READ AND UNDERSTAND these
dence number and name of the registered Democrats on that. block.
instructions thoroughly!
The odd house numbers have been offset from the even numbers for
1. CHECK YOUR KIT. It should have 1) precinct map, 2) precinct
ease of walking. BE SURE you visit every household.
walking sheets, 3) ample McGovern literature, 4) a McGovern identi-
fication badge and 5) several pencils or bali-point pens. If your kit does
in the example above, Kathie Walker walked Magnolia Street on
not contain everything, ask the person in charge of your area to
May 10. At 2104 Magnolia Street she talked to Earl Jones, who was
help you.
enthusiastically for Senator McGovern and needed an absentee ballot,
2. LOOK AT YOUR WALKING SHEETS. Below is an example of a sheet
so she circled "I" and "A" under Response. At 2106 she talked to
after it has been waiked:
Sue Bennett, who said she was voting for Sam Yorty. Kathie was cour-
DATE: may ic WALKER: AREA CONTACT:
leous, gave her a piece of McGovern literature and circled "A". At
2109, Apt. 2, Kathie talked to Mary Garcia, who said she had heard of
COUNTY OF ORANGE, CITY OF CYPRESS PRECINCT 28-082 AD 69
Senator McGovern but didn't know anything about him. Kathie tried
2100 BLOCK OF MAGNOLIA STREET
to convince her to vote for McGovern, gave her some literature, but
Phone No.
Response
Issues & Comments
circled "3". At 2109, Apt. 3, John Smith was not home, so "NH" was
2104
Jones, Mr. Earl J.
2 3 4 NH
A
2104
circled. At 2112 Sam Cohen said he likes the Senator and wants to
Jones, Mrs. Ella
1 2 3 4 NH A
2106
Bennett, Mrs. Sue
1
2
3
NH
A
know his stand on welfare, so Kathie gave him some literature, circled
2109 #2 Garcia, Miss Mary
1
2
4
NH
A
"2" and wrote "Welfare" under Issues & Comments. After finishing
2109 #3 Smith, Mr. John
1
2
3
4
NH
A
2112
Cchen, Sam
Welfare
Magnolia Street, Kathie completed the tally for her Street or Precinct.
1 2. 3 4 NH A
3. READ the McGovern literature in your kit so you can be a knowl.
STREET TALLY:
/
/
/
,
!
/
edgeable representative of Senator McGovern.
6 TOTAL VOTERS ON STREET
5 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS ON STREET
4. DRIVE AROUND THE PRECINCT to familiarize yourself with it if you
PRECINCT TALLY 128 26/ 382 3 4 41 NH 26 A 14
have not worked the precinct before.
1 = STRONG PRO-McGOVERN 2 = LEANING McGOVERN
5. After you have walked your precinct, RETURN YOUR KIT to your
3 = UNDECIDED
4 = ANTI OR LEANING ANTI-McGOVERN
area headquarters even if it has not been completed or you have not
NH = NOT HOME
A = NEEDS ABSENTEE BALLOT
gone back to all the "NOT HOMES." Once you have spoken to one
voter in a household, do not go back to that household to speak to
You should fill in the date and your name at the top of each street
other voters. Remember that the headquarters needs your walking
you walk. You will notice that the streets in your area are listed in
results AS SOON as you walk an area.
SUGGESTED CONVERSATION
"Hello, Mr. (Mrs.) (Miss)
I'm
tells the truth about what's happening in this country. Senator
a volunteer for Senator George McGovern, who is running for
McGovern is the one candidate who has right from the start had
President in the June 6th primary here in California."
the courage and honesty to talk about our problems. He's got new
"I'd like to leave this material on Senator McGovern for you to
and positive programs to deal with unemployment, the war, high
look at when you get a chance. (pause) May I ask you what you
prices, crime, the pollution all around US, and the other things that
think of Senator McGovern?" (pause)
have gotten most of US fed up with the way things are going."
(pause)
(1) If voter says he or she intends to VOTE FOR McGovern:
"The material I'm leaving will give you a good idea of what
"That's great. Senator McGovern needs every vote he can get to
George McGovern is really like and what he's going to do to
win California. If you'd like to do some volunteer work for the
change things. (pause) Is there anything in particular you'd like to
know about Senator McGovern? (pause) We'll try and get the infor-
Senator, your Area Headquarters is at
mation to you."
; and their telephone number is
"Thank you very much, Mr. (Mrs.) (Miss)
We'll
look forward to your coming out to vote for George McGovern for
"Would you like US to send an absentee ballot request form to you,
President on Primary Day, June 6th."
Mr. (Mrs.) (Miss)
?"
(After leaving the door, circle "2" on your walking sheet and make
"Don't forget to vote for George McGovern on Primary Day,
a notation as to any additional information that the voter has
June 6th."
requested or any specific issue that he or she seemed concerned
with.)
(After leaving the door, you would circle "1" on the walking sheet,
and "A" if an absentee ballot is requested; make these notations
(3) If the voter is UNDECIDED or REFUSES TO SAY HOW HE WILL
only for the person you have spoken to-not for all members of
VOTE:
the household, unless you have in fact spoken to them.
Use the same conversation as in (2) above, but circle "3" when you
leave the voter's door, and again note the voter's attitude or par-
(2) If you feel the voter is LEANING TOWARD McGovern (i.e., "He
ticular issues that he or she seemed concerned with.
seems sincere .", "He appears to be an honest man "I
like
his stand on the war .", etc.) but does not specifically say he will
(4) If the voter says he is going to VOTE AGAINST or he DOES NOT
vote for McGovern:
LIKE McGovern:
"If you have the time, I'd like to tell you a little about Senator
"Thank you for your courtesy and time. Good evening." (After
McGovern. I volunteered for him because I really believe that he
leaving the door, circle "4" in your sheet.)
SEE GENERAL RULES ON BACK SIDE
GENERAL RULES FOR WALKERS
1. Above all, remember YOU are Senator McGovern's personal contact
6. If you do not know the answer to a specific question asked by a
with the California voter.
voter, do not hesitate to say so. Note the question and try to get an
answer for him from the headquarters.
2. Mark your walking sheets AFTER you have left a voter's door. Do
NOT make it obvious to the voter that you have his name on a
7. George McGoyern is appealing to many alienated voters who do
computer print-out.
not necessarily agree with him on a specific issue. You must con-
vince them that George McGovern is concerned about the issues
3. Read your McGovern literafure. The more you know about George
troubling them but do not argue a specific issue to the point of
McGovern, the better job you will be able to do of convincing an
losing a vote.
undecided voter.
8. If you find a voter who is particularly pro-McGovern and wants to
4. Always act friendly and courteous and dress neatly. Your personal
work in the campaign, give him or her the local headquarters
appearance may have more to do with how the voter reacts than
address and telephone number and make a note on your precinct
anything else you can say or do.
list, so that you can inform the headquarters chairman.
9. This is a WALKING KIT. IN NO CASE should you phone a voter.
5. Do not argue or debate with a hostile voter. Your time is too
Your task is to visit every household on your list. This is the most
valuable.
effective effort for SENATOR McGOVERN.
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the presidency
One house at a time.
George McGovern's victories in Wisconsin and Massachusetts, as well as
his strong showings in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, have
depended on the door to door canvassing done by his supporters in these
states. Going door to door, walking and talking for George McGovern,
is going to insure his victory in the all important, winner-take-all
California primary. With the 271 delegates from California on his side,
victory at the Democratic Convention is assured.
The day when television blitzes could win elections is over. McGovern's
California compaign is going to depend on person to person contact. If
we can tell every Californian how the Senator stands on the issues, we are
confident that we will have the victory we so dearly need.
Your participation is crucial. McGovern's campaign is, as his presidency
will be, based on people. Four or five hours of your time, once or twice
a week, translates into hundreds of votes for George McGovern.
Bobby Kennedy called McGovern the only decent man in the United
States Senate.
The compaign
depends on you giving your time. The victories that McGovern has
already gained through canvassing hundreds of thousands of people are
proof positive that your participation will, in fact, elect the next
president of the United States.
The canvass is being handeled through the local McGovern for President
Headquarters. They are listed on the back of this leaflet Stop into the
Headquarters nearest you and volunteer.
4 HOURS
4 YEARS
[it makes sense)
CANVASS
this week
"Nixon's new escalation is
reckless, unnecessary and
unworkable. It is a flirtation
with world war three."
George McBovern 6/8/72
Isn't this enough?
The Johnson/Humphrey/Nixon war must
be stopped. You must stop it. George
McGovern can stop it.
Canvass for McGovern.
Tonight,tomorrow,until
he is President and the
war is over.
Go to the McGovern for President headquarters.
4756 W.Pico MID- MID-TOWN
call
SHOPPING CENTER
Los Angeles County 487-6930, Orange County 547-7005,
Ventura County 526-6609, San Diego County 291-8903,
Riverside County 684-9880, or ask Information.
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MAIL CITY CANCGA PARK
WALKER/PHONER
AREA CONTACT
ADDRESS
NAME
TELEPHONE RESP CONTACT TIME
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20721
CANTARA
ROBERT J LCFRANO
341-9986
1
VOTED
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SITTER
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20721
CANTARA
CARMEN C LOFRANO
341-9986
1
VOTED
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RICE
SITTER
20721
CANTARA
CARMEN C 10FRANC
341-9986
1
VOTED
NCT HOME
RICE
SITTER
20721
CANTARA
RENA C LCERAND
341-9986
1
VOTED
NCT HOME
RICE
SITTER
,
7921
COZYCROFT
MARJCRIE V KINGSTON
341-2583
3
VOTED
NCT HEME
RIDE
SITTER
7921
COZYCROFT
BARRY M KIAGSTON
341-2583
3
VOTED
NCT HOME
RIDE
SITTER
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7957
COZYCRCFT
GARRY M PICKETT
341-7218
1
VCTED
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RICE
SITTER
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6011
IRONCALE
MILDRED E CLAY
341-7760
3
VOTED
ACT HCNE
RICE
SITTER
8011
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DAVID JAMES CLAY
341-7760
3
VOTEC
NOT HOME
RIDE
SITTER
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8023
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LA VERNE A TIEMAN
341-6848
2
VOTED
NOT HOME
RIDE
SITTER
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VIVIAN F TIEMAN
341-6848
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RICE
SITTER
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8026 IFONCALE
EVELYN M DE KLCTZ
341-8541
3
VOTED
NCT HOME
RIDE
SITTER
1
8111
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VIRGINIA M DEMPSEY
341-0353
2
VOTED
NOT HOME
RIDE
SITTER
-
8111
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EWALD T CEMPSEY
341-0353
2
VOTED
NCT HCME
RIDE
SITTER
8111
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IDABEL K CEMPSEY
341-0353
2
VOTED
NCT HOME
RICE
SITTER
-
1
8126
IRCNCALE
GRETCHEN A TORPIN
341-7328
1
VOTED
NCT HCME
RIDE
SITTER
-
8126
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MARY B TCRPIN
34.1-7328
1
VOTED
NOT HOME
RIDE
SITTER
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8200 IPCNDALE
NATHAN E RANCALL
341-5169
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VOTED
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SITTER
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8220 IRONCALE
WILLIAM H EVERS
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341-6059
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PRESIDENTIAL W PRIMARY
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BACTION CANV ASS KIT
JUNE 6. 1972
VOLUNTEER ELECTION DAY PHONE PULL
A good phone puller can effectively bring out large
6. Use the following conversation when you re-
numbers of McGovern supporters to the polls who
ceive an answer on the phone:
might not otherwise have voted. That is your job.
"Hello-I'm
from McGovern
Please adhere to the following rules when phoning
Headquarters. Is
at home?
to Get Out The Vote:
I just wanted to remind you that there is a
Presidential Primary Election today (tomorrow
1. Call only "I's" or "1's" and "2's" as instructed
where applicable). I hope you'll be able to vote.
"
when you receive the G.O.T.V. Kit.
Your polling place is at
7. Be prepared to apologize to voters who say that
2. Hang up if a phone rings 4 times and is un-
they have already voted; by saying: "That's
answered.
good! Voting is so important. I didn't mean to
3. Call through an entire precinct before going back
disturb you. Have a nice afternoon."
to any "no answers" or busy signals.
8. Keep call short and sweet. The object is to get
McGovern voters to the polls, not to win over
4. Go through the "no answers" or busy signals list
Humphrey supporters.
1wice, then move on to the next precinct. Circle
"NH" on the computer printout sheet so some-
9. If a voter says that he needs transportation to
one will call them back later.
the polls or a baby sitter to watch his children
if he is to vote, circle the appropriate column
5. Rest for 5 minutes after 40 minutes of phone
on your computer printout sheet and phone it in
calling.
to local McGovern Headquarters promptly.
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DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
JUNE 6, 1972
7 A.M. to 8 P.M.
*
VOTE
McGOVERN
DEMOCRAT
YOUR POLLING PLACE IS:
MORE JOBS
MORE EDUCATION
&
Polls Close
At 3 p.m.
McGovern
"AMERICA'S WAITING
FOR YOU TO PUT HIM OVER THE TOPI
Senator Anthony C. Bellenson
Arsemblyman Alan Sieraty
LA City Co: norman Fd Edeiman
Assemblyman Henry Waxman
For L.: a This %) 10 this or 0 belowsiter,
call M GOVERN HEADQUAR TERS:
BEVERLY HILLS: 9500 Wilshire Stvd., 276-0747
COLVER CITY: 3752K Motor Avenue, 836-5602
FAIRFAX: 4421 No. Fairfax Avenue 655-3051
INGLEWOOD: 107 So. Market Street, 671-5447
MIDTC. T: 4756 West Pico Blvd., 933 6083
C: Mark Olumnic Chef 4454
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VEN-CP: 1003 1. 10010 Divd., 62,9041
WEST VOOD: 10000 exton 477-0701
Your Poll's Place is:
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Meet George McGovern
at
The Will Rogers Park Rally
with
Dionne Warwick
and
3:00p.m.
other guest stars
Sunday, June 4th.
103rd Street & Central Ave.
Refreshments
CALIFORNIANS FOR McGOVERN 3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 90010
Meet
Sen. George McGovern
With
RED BUTTONS
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JOEL GREY
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FOOTBALL STADIUM
( Corner of Fairfax & Melrose)
Sunday, May 28
3:30 P.M.
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George McGovern
is taking care of business.
of 1971 which embodies the National Welfare
Rights Organization program to completely
eliminate the chaos of the federal-state-local
welfare program and restore human dignity
to poor people.
Hunger
McGovern authorized the life-giving Food
Stamp and School Lunch programs. He says,
"If Americans can set a deadline to put a man
on the moon, there is no reason why we cannot
set a deadline to end hunger and poverty
in America."
Jobs &
Adequate Income
McGovern was the first U.S. Senator to call for
a guaranteed job for every American who wants
to work. He recommends "An immediate federal
investment of $10 billion to create 2.6 million
jobs A minimum standard income of $6,500
a year for a family of four."
Housing
"The present housing and urban renewal
programs must be turned around to help
residents, not banks, landlords and speculators.
We must have quality housing at prices
Senior Citizens
people can afford."
"Senior Citizens have a right to decent housing,
sufficient food, adequate health care and
Civil Rights
increased social security payments."
McGovern is the only Senator to endorse the
60 demands of the Congressional Black Caucus,
and has also co-sponsored every piece of civil
rights legislation since he entered the Senate.
Drugs
"The toughest possible crackdown on organized
crime and hard drug pushers."
Welfare Reform
McGovern sponsored the Adequate Income Act
Black Community
for McGovern
Californians who put it on the line for
progressive change in the Black community are
in the forefront of the McGovern campaign
effort. They include: Assemblymen Willie
Brown, Leon Ralph and John Miller; Berkeley
Mayor Warren Widener; Attorney John George;
California Welfare Rights Organization
President Ms. Catherine Jermany; Rafer
Johnson, Deaçon Jones, Quincy Jones, Melvin
Van Peebles, Roscoe Lee Brown.
Vote
McGovern
for President
June 6
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McGovern
Right
1.2
Black youth
demand to be heard.
We, as BLACK YOUTH can no longer afford non-participation in the political
arena that controls the destiny of our people. Solutions to the problems that
directly 'affect our lives, our community must be implemented. We can only
support a candidate who has shown his concern for our needs, our problems; A
candidate who has more than just rhetoric for a solution.
Hunger
Drugs
McGovern authored the FOOD STAMP
McGovern understands what we mean
PROGRAM and the SCHOOL LUNCH
when we say that our minds have to be
PROGRAM. "McGovern did more to make
free of the drugs that have saturated our
hunger visible in the country. than any
community. McGovern proposes, "The
other single person and/or committee did
toughest possible crackdown on organized
since 1968."
crime and hard drug pushers
establish-
Rev. Jesse Jackson
ment of a nation-wide program to fund
Housing
community efforts aimed at establishing
drug clinics and rehabilitation centers.
Senator George McGovern
"The present housing and urban renewal
programs must be turned around to help
residents, NOT BANKS, LANDLORDS,
and SPECULATORS."
Senator George McGovern
Prison Reform
"Prisons are a threat to the inmates, and
to society as a whole. They are demeaning,
dehumanizing institutions that neither re-
habilitate nor equip the inmate for a useful
For further information:
life."
Senator George McGovern
4034 Buckingham Road
1435 Market Street
1136 43rd Street
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
San Diego. Celifornia
(213) 299-6100
(415) 86-1-7400
(714) 262-8646
Paid for by Black California Youth for McGovern.
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Mc Govern cares
about our problems.
Black youth
Vote McGovern
for President
June 6 :
Had it with
P oliticians?
This year;
the
politicians
are wrong
and the
Americans
people
Are Speaking Out.
Against the policies that led to Viet Nam. Against
are right.
unemployment. Rising food prices. Unfair
property taxes. Government waste. And
especially some politicians. Politicians who give
special favors to the special few. Politicians who
promise everything to everybody. Politicians who
This year,
hedge and hesitate and say one thing to one group
and something else to another.
it's
And They're Looking
McGovern.
For New Leaders.
Real leaders. Tough leaders. Willing to lay it on
the line when it counts. Leaders like George
McGovern.
McGovern's a different kind of candidate. Hc's
his own man. And he isn't afraid to take on the
big boys.
Growing up on the prairies-combat missions as a
World War II bomber pilot-fighting to win when
the pollsters and politicians said he didn't have a
chance--made McGovern the man he is.
Now we can make him President.
Foreign Policy and
National Defense
McGovern completed 35 combat missions as a
bomber pilot in World War II and received the
Distinguished Flying Cross. Hc served as
President Kennedy's Director of Food for Peace.
McGovern was the first Senator to oppose
sending American boys to Viet Nain.
McGovern: Fighting to
Drugs
stop
McGovern supports a massive crackdown on hard
welfare for the
drug pushers and organized crime. He supports
programs to treat victims of drug abuse.
wealthy.
He opposes legalization of marijuana, agrees
with the President's Commission on Marijuana
U.S. Steel didn't report any Federal Income
and Drug Abuse.
Taxes last year. Most giant international oil
companies paid lower tax rates than American
workers. Some millionaires didn't pay any taxes
at all.
Meanwhile, middle-income families have trouble
making ends meet.
That's why George McGovern is fighting to
change the tax system. He is working to close
billions of dollars in tax loopholes for special
interests-and to insure that every American pays
his fair share.
Crime
McGovern is working to give our police the best
training and equipment-to streamline our courts
-and to build prisons that stop crime, not
teach it.
Property Taxes
McGovern says present property taxes are
unfair to millions of homeowners. He wants to
McGovern:
move some school expenditures to the federal
level, so that property taxes can be cut.
Clamp down on
climbing
food prices.
"If we're going to freeze the wages workers earn,"
McGovern says. "then we better clamp down on
the prices they pay.
George McGovern was the first to fight against
Nixon's pro-big business policies from the
beginning. Hc saysit's time for policies aimed
toward increasing the buying power of American
workers.
Some people say
we need to
send our sons
to war
to have enough
jobs
for workers at home.
McGovern says that's wrong.
And here's why:
George McGovern believes that there are
phased transfer of $30 billion of these
important jobs to be done in America-jobs
expenditures to meet pressing needs at
in housing, health care, transportation,
home and create 5 million additional jobs.
environmental protection, education,
George McGovern was the first Senator
communications, oceanography. And he is
to fight to protect the rights and income of
fighting for a $10 billion investment to
displaced workers. He is working to reform
create at least 2 million of these new
our tax system, to discourage companies
jobs right now.
from "running away" to foreign countries.
But that's just the first step. McGovern,
Fact is, jobs for workers are the number
a tough administrator, has analyzed the
one priority of George McGovern. And he
Pentagon budget to determine areas of
believes America is strong enough to
inefficiency and items not necessary to
guarantee a job to every worker who
national defense. McGovern proposes a
wants to work.
Isn't it time you had a President?
McGovern.
50,000
ves
0
McCove in 30 Wer Vietmar
The Only Answer
Senator McGovern believes the only
realistic solution, the only hope for a
government based on the trust of the
Vietnamese people, is through a coalition
including the dissident Buddhists, the
so-called "neutralists" (many of whom
have been jailed by Thieu), and the
National Liberation Front.
McGovern also wants asylum in the U.S.
for all members of the present Saigon
government who fear they would not be
September 1963
safe under any new coalition. "We have
been led into the most stupid and cruelest
Senator George McGovern said what an
war in all history. That war is a moral
overwhelming majority of Americans
and political disaster-a terrible cancer
have since come to know:
eating away at the soul of a nation.
"Although we have spent $3 Billion on
My platform is to stop the bombing of
the Vietnam war, lost many lives
the people of Southeast Asia immediately
the liberties of the Vietnam people are
and then get every American out of
not expanding It is a policy of moral
Indochina lock, stock and barrel within
debacle and defeat."
ninety days.
That was S130 Billion ago. All that money
and all those young lives could have
been saved if those in power had listened
to the man from South Dakota-for
McGovern was the first Senator to
denounce the war. His words have
echoed across the country:
"I'm fed up with old men dreaming up
wars for young men to die in, particularly
stupid wars of this kind that add nothing
to our security."
George McGovern is a son of the Plains,
born in Avon, South Dakota, in 1922.
McGovern-Hatfield
His father was a Methodist minister and
he studied for the ministry before World
The McGovern-Hatfield Amendment to
War II. After 35 combat missions as a
set an early and definite date for
bomber pilot, and the Distinguished
withdrawal of all U.S. forces from
Flying Cross for valor, he returned to the
Indochina came close in the Senate last
ministry, then earned his doctor's degree
year. George McGovern has stated that if
in history at Northwestern. After teaching
he were inaugurated President tomorrow,
at Dakota Wesleyan he went into politics
he would set such a date by sundown,
-Congressman, the first director of the
and that all of our troops would be
Food for Peace program, Senator since
withdrawn within 90 days.
1962, and now the Presidential candidate
pledged to "devote the rest of my life to
Voto
the cause of peace and the needs of all our
McGovern
people.
For further information about Senator McGovern,
June
what he believes and what he will do:
McGovern for President
McGovern for President
3938 Wilshire Blvd.
51 O'Farrell St.
Los Angeles, Calif. 20010
San Francisco, Calif. 94108
(213) 487-6930
(415) 956-7500
Can you
live on
$70
a month?
George McGovern says "NO"
"If we can afford to spend $24 Billion to
month with no restriction on outside
land a man on the moon, we have the
income-beginning at age 62 instead of
resources to provide an income for our
the present 65. McGovern also wants
senior citizens so they can live their
federal action to outlaw such burdens as
retirement years in dignity and comfort."
California's notorious Relatives'
Responsibility Act requiring working
What's Going on
members to pay part of the cost of
in California?
benefits going to any member of the
family.
More than 1.8 million Californians are
"We can no longer expect the elderly to
65 or older. State officials claim to have
pay today's inflationary prices with
no figures showing the living standards
yesterday's income."
of the elderly-but federal Social Security
Senator McGovern has sponsored
records tell the true story in unmistakable
legislation to give the elderly reduced
terms:
fare on airlines, for expanded Medicare
Social Security provides only $70 per
coverage of drugs, regular health
month minimum.
checkups, and other preventive care, and
55 percent of all Americans 65 or older
federal money to provide hot meals for
live on slightly more than $75 per week,
those elderly Americans unable to cook
the minimum set by government experts
for themselves.
for "a moderate standard of living.'
We all get old someday
The people of today's senior generation
gave their working lives to making this
country a land of promise for their
children. George McGovern believes
that older Americans must have "good
health care, a decent income, and a
chance for a fulfilling retirement.'
George McGovern is a son of the Plains,
born in Avon, South Dakota, in 1922.
His father was a Methodist minister and
What McGovern wants
he studied for the ministry before World
War II. After 35 combat missions as a
George McGovern saw years ago that
bomber pilot, and the Distinguished
senior citizens have been poorly treated
Flying Cross for valor, he returned to the
by their government. He has denounced
ministry, then earned his doctor's degree
the $70 per month minimum under
in history at Northwestern. After teaching
Social Security as "hopelessly
at Dakota Wesleyan he went into politics
inadequate. Hc fully supports House
-Congressman, the first director of the
Bill 1010 for a minimum of S277 per
Food for Peace program, Senator since
1962, and now the Presidential candidate
pledged to "devote the rest of my life to
the cause of peace and the needs of all our
Vote
people."
McGovern
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what he believes and what he will do:
McGovern for President
McGovern for President
3938 Wilshire Blvd.
51 O'Farrell St.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90010
San Francisco, Calif. 94108
(213) 487-6930
(415) 956-7500
Are scared
to death
about drugs ? 2
McGovern h is
The growing menace of hard narcotics
We must give far greater support to
is the most ominous and deadly threat to
our local and national law
our nation's health and safety. There is no
enforcement agencies in their
single problem today that horrifies this
drive to stop America's drug traffic.
country more than the sale, use, and
damaging effects of drugs.
The Challenge Is There
There are at least 250,000 heroin addiçts
Only George McGovern has clearly
in the United States - with some estimates
outlined the steps that need to be taken.
as high as 800,000. And now our country
is faced with the tragic problem of drug
If you are scared to death about drugs; if
addiction acquired by our servicemen
you are not satisfied with the token effort
returning from Indochina.
of the Nixon Administration; if you feel
that hopelessness need not be a way of
Drug addiction has spread like a raging
life; if you feel that stronger actions should
forest fire. Yet, the Nixon Administration
be applied against organized crime and
gives no more than token support to this
drug pushers; if you are convinced that
consuming problem. Only pennies have
it's time for a leader with the political
been spent, for example, on drug
guts to pull the needle of destruction out of
education in our schools - the very place
our youngsters' arms then give George
where we can curb the curiosity that leads
McGovern your support in the Presidental
to "experimentation" with drugs.
Primary.
It's Time For Action
Senator George McGovern knows the
urgency of the drug problem in America.
He has consistently supported congressional
legislation to stop the traffic and help the
addict.
McGovern believes that the first task of a
government is to protect its citizens' lives
and property. Drug abuse is a major factor
in our crime problem today. As President,
George McGovern is a son of the Plains,
he would immediately initiate the toughest
born in Avon, South Dakota, in 1922.
and most effective crackdown possible on
His father was a Methodist minister and
organized crime and hard drug pushers.
he studied for the ministry before World
He also believes that:
War II. After 35 combat missions as a
We must establish a massive nation-
bomber pilot, and the Distinguished
wide program to fund community
Flying Cross for valor, he returned to the
drug rehabilitation centers.
ministry, then earned his doctor's degree
We must provide assistance to
in history at Northwestern. After teaching
foreign countries which crack down
at Dakota Wesleyan he went into politics
on opium production.
- Congressman, the first director of the
We must increase our research into
Food for Peace program, Senator since
1962, and now the Presidential candidate
the drug epidemic and alternative
remedial actions.
pledged to "devote the rest of my life to
the cause of peace and the needs of all our
people.
"
Vote
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3938 Wilshire Blvd.
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San Francisco, Calif. 94108
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(415) 956-7500
I
If you lese your health,
should you lase
your Mos cavings 3 too?
George McGovern says NO.
"It's a disgrace that in this richest of all
Drug Abuse
nations, a man or woman can work and
save for many years only to see everything
George McGovern says it's time for the
wiped out almost overnight because
President to give more than lip service to
health insurance is not good enough."
this problem-which is destroying the
lives of countless young people. He says
George McGovern is
it's time for a massive effort to clamp
fighting for National
down on organized crime and educate our
children to the dangers they face.
Health Insurance.
Accidents
He has introduced legislation to create
More people under 38 die from accidents
this insurance and to guarantee that
than from any other cause. Yet thousands
every American family will receive
of ambulance attendants do not receive
adequate health care without losing their
adequate training and millions of Americans
life's savings.
lack rapid access to emergency facilities.
But that is just the first step in George
George McGovern is fighting to set stand-
McGovern's program to meet our pressing
ards for topflight emergency health care.
health needs.
Prescriptions
No individual is in greater economic
trouble than one who is ill and needs
prescriptions. Yet no industry operates
at a higher profit level than the drug
companies. Billions are spent on
advertising alone. That's why George
McGovern's fighting to insure that
prescriptions reach the public at
George McGovern knows that health care
reasonable costs.
is more than the treatment of disease. It
is the prevention of disease-and the
Research
maintenance of good health. That's why
McGovern is working to fund research
McGovern has been fighting for adequate
into the causes of cancer, heart disease,
nutrition for all Americans. That's why he
mental illness, childhood diseases, and
favors prepaid health service facilities.
other health problems. He believes Nixon's
cutbacks in health research were wrong.
George McGovern is a son of the Plains,
"If we're going to cut the budget," says
born in Avon, South Dakota, in 1922.
His father was a Methodist minister and
McGovern, "there are a thousand other
things I'd cut first."
he studied for the ministry before World
War II. After 35 combat missions as a
Medicare
bomber pilot, and the Distinguished
Flying Cross for valor, he returned to the
McGovern says we must include
ministry, then earned his doctor's degree
prescription drugs and out-of-hospital
in history at Northwestern. After teaching
medical treatment in the Medicare
at Dakota Wesleyan he went into politics
program.
-Congressman, the first director of the
Food for Peace program, Senator since
1962, and now the Presidential candidate
Vote
pledged to "devote the rest of my life to
McGovern
the cause of peace and the needs of all our
people."
June
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what he believes and what he will do:
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3938 Wilshire Blvd.
51 O'Farrell St.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90010
San Francisco, Calif. 94108
(213) 487-6930
(415) 956-7500
Living atchorine, not
1.
Mo
World L MANU
As Congressman, director of the Food
plan for defense spending would save
for Peace Program, and as a United
$30 Billions to be used for living at home
States Senator, George McGovern's
instead of killing abroad.
record is clear:
The Middle East
"America will exert a far greater impact
for peace and freedom in the world if
Throughout his career, McGovern has
we rely less on armaments and fear and
insisted on Israel's right to live.
more on the economic, political, and
To that end he has said, "If I were
moral sources of our strength."
President, I would take whatever steps
The Most Costly Blunder
were necessary to insure the survival and
independence of Israel."
He has hammered away at the Vietnam
war since 1963, the first Senator to do so,
Mc Govern's legislation has included
because it is the "greatest military,
proposals to strengthen Israel's defense
economic, political and moral blunder
capacity, and to grant 30,000 special
in our history."
visas for Jews wishing to flee the Soviet
Union for the United States.
It drains and divides America, taking
tens of Billions of dollars needed to solve
the problems of pollution, public transit,
health care, discrimination, and decay
of the cities-and has taken the lives of
50,000 men who deserved a chance to
join in solving those problems and
building a better America.
"There can be no peace in a world of the
hungry, diseased, and the miserable. To
whatever extent U.S. efforts can lift
standards of living in the great continents
of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the
Middle East, we not only perform an act
George McGovern believes there must
of mcrcy but we also safeguard our own
future."
be a shift away from anti-Communism as
the sole basis of American foreign policy.
George McGovern is a son of the Plains,
He believes there must be greater
born in Avon, South Dakota, in 1922.
emphasis on economic and technical help
His father was a Methodist minister and
for foreign nations, less on military
he studied for the ministry before World
involvement.
War II. After 35 combat missions as a
bomber pilot, and the Distinguished
McGovern believes the U.S. must cut its
Flying Cross for valor, he returned to the
forces in Western Europe in half, or at
ministry, then earned his doctor's degree
least persuade the NATO allies to pay
in history at Northwestern. After teaching
half the cost of those forces.
at Dakota Wesleyan he went into politics
That move alone would save seven Billion
-Congressman, the first director of the
dollars a year, and McGovern's overall
Food for Peace program, Senator since
1962, and now the Presidential candidate
pledged to "devote the rest of my life to
the cause of peace and the needs of all our
people,"
June
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what he believes and what he will do:
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McGovern for President
3938 Wilshire Blvd.
51 O'Farrell St.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90010
San Francisco, Calif. 94108
(213) 487-6930
(415) 956-7500
THE ISSUE:
CRIME AND JUSTICE
"The first task of a government is to protect its citizens' lives and property
THE PROBLEMS
McGOVERN'S SOLUTIONS
CRIME IN THE STREETS
"How can a citizen be free when he
"We must educate the public about the
cannot walk in the streets of his city
role of the police in a free society,
at night without fear of assault and
and we must provide the necessary
robbery?"
training for the man who deals directly
with the violence and fear and the in-
humanity in the complex reality of the
street."
ORGANIZED CRIME
This is one of the greatest single
We must guarantee that funds are allo-
threats to law and order and it con-
cated not for 'glamour' frills but to
tinues to thrive despite the rhetoric
wiping out the underworld. This is the
of the present administration.
legitimate province and focus of the
FBI.
DRUGS
There is a wide-spread and alarming
"My proposals include funds for toughened
traffic in hard drugs. "The curse of
enforcement against narcotic trafficers
hard drugs is jeopardizing the future
and pushers and greatly increased fund-
of even grade-school children."
ing for rehabilitation of drug addicts."
GUNS
A fast-increasing rate of violent
"We need stricter controls on hand guns..
crimes, often involving guns, needs
more strictly enforced while at the. same
to be curbed.
time, protecting the rights of sports-
men. The question is whether Americans
who do use shotguns and rifles for
worthwhile purposes are willing to under-
go a little inconvenience to prevent
some of the deaths, assaults and rob-
beries."
PRISONS
Our penal system is overloaded with
McGovern is co-sponsor of The Offender
criminals who return to prison time
Rehabilitation Act and The Omnibus
and time again.
Correctional Reform Act. "We've got to
do a better job on the rehabilitation
side." Programs need realistic job
training creating the opportunity for
the felon to become a productive member
of society rather than a repeater.
COURT CROWDING
Our court system is badly overloaded
The Speedy Trial Act of 1971 is a Mc-
and cannot dispense justice fairly or
Govern answer to the delays that in-
efficiently.
hibit justice. He also advocates more
wide-spread availability of legal aid
to insure a greater access to justice.
He proposes a critical reconsideration
of the jury selection machinery, and
reform of the grand jury system.
THE POLICEMAN'S BILL OF RIGHTS
"The hard fact is - the ghetto resident is the citizen who suffers most
from crime. Nowhere is quality law enforcement more needed or desired.
But until we offer the police training that can bridge the cultural gap,
the natural community of interest that ought to exist will fail to find
realization." McGovern does not feel that an ideal police force would be
made up of 100% Phd's. "As policemen have told me, there's a wisdom of the
streets which no school can teach."
In addition to street experience, McGovern proposes .A Policeman's Bill of
Rights which provides that for every two years of professional performance,
an individual will receive one year of federally financed college education..
By offering the education that insures quality law enforcement, we can have
a security with liberty."
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
200
THE ISSUE:
SCHOOL TAXES
"There is no more regressive form of tax"
PROBLEMS
School-Finance Crisis
In California, the state's share of school support money has dropped from
37.4% in 1967-1968 to 31.4% this year, a decline of $16 per pupil in real
dollars since 1968. As a result, a larger amount of the school-finance
burden has been thrown back on the shoulders of local property tax payers,
who rejected 60% of school tax increases last year. (Nationwide bond
rejection is up from 11% in 1960 to 52% in 1970.)
On the school district level, per pupil expenditures in California now range
from a low of $569 to a high of $2414. In August 1971, the State Supreme
Court in Serrano V. Priest ruled that the present, unequal method of using
total property taxes to finance education was unconstitutional because it
violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Under this
present system, school quality depends on the property wealth of the district,
not upon the educational needs of the children of the community.
Unfair Tax Burden
"It is wholly improper to blame this sad state of affairs on the people who
must bear the property tax burden. They are, for want of other sources of
funds, stuck with a system which places the heaviest load on those who can
least afford to pay it. Families with incomes under $2,000 pay, in pro-
portion to their earnings, roughly three times as much as families earning
more than $15,000. There is no more regressive form of tax."
Equal Access to Learning
"We pay a great deal of lip service to equality of opportunity. The American
people are probably unanimous in believing that regardless of the wealth of
position into which he is born each child should have an equal chance at :
achieving economic progress.
"Every child's chance to quality education is dependent not upon his own
initiative and energy, but upon whether he had the good sense to be born in
a wealthy school district."
McGOVERN'S SOLUTIONS
"First, the Federal Government should supply at least one-third of the total
costs of public elementary and secondary education. Based on current expend-
itures that would amount to about $15 billion per year. To achieve reason-
able improvements in educational quality, it should reach $24 billion by 1976."
"Second, three-fourths of the funds committed under this program should be
allocated to the States on the basis of educational need-including numbers of
students in average daily attendance, and special conditions which increase per
pupil costs-and the capability Lo raise revenue for education within the State."
"Third, the remaining one-fourth should be allocated among the States under an
incentive program designed to achieve fair administration of the State and
local Lax structure. Funds would be used to encourage such steps as public-
ation of property assessments, simplified procedures for citizen action to
assure equitable tax enforcement, and the elimination of special tax privileges,
in line with earlier recommendations on revenue sharing."
"Fourth, the funds allocated to each State would be distributed under a formula
designed to equalize educational standards of educational quality in all school
districts from the combination of Federal funds, State aid, and uniform local
school tax effort."
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
THE ISSUE:
IAX REFORM
"The next President must go to Congress with
a sweeping tax reform program or we will have
a taxpayers' revolt in this country."
THE PROBLEMS
McGOVERN'S ANSWER
"The United States is now
Close $28 billion in tax
socialism for the rich and
loopholes (thereby making
free enterprise for the
possible a cut in the aver-
worker. The rich and power-
age family's tax bill of
ful are heavily subsidized
$440 a year) by:
by the government, while
the working man is left to
1) A minimum income tax on
his own devices."
incomes over $50,000 a
year so that the rich
"Tax loopholes for the
could not avoid their
wealthy and for corporations
share of the tax burden
force low-income and middle-
no matter what loopholes
income families to pay far
they used. About $6 bil-
more than their fair share
lion would be raised in
of income taxes."
new taxes by this reform,
"In 1970, 112 persons with
2) Eliminating accelerated
incomes over $200,000 paid
depreciation rates and
no income tax. U.S. Steel
the investment tax cre-
had sales of $5 billion and
dit. This would raise
net profits of $154 million,
$17 billion in added
yet paid not a single dime
taxes,
in income taxes."
3) A cumulative tax on in-
"Men who work in factories
heritances over $500, 000.
and earn $7000 or $8000 a
At least $5 billion
year are paying more taxes
would be raised by this
than men in Boston and New
reform.
=
York who earn more than
$200,000 a year."
4) To relieve the property
tax burden, shift all wel-
fare costs and more edu-
cation costs from the
The effective income tax
states to the federal
rate for millionaires is
government.
only 28% not 70% as the
law would seem to demand.
5) An excess profits tax on
windfall profits result-
ing from wage and price
controls.
"I believe to help the
economy we must first
6) Reduce oil and gas de-
help people. We need to
pletion allowances.
reform our total tax
structure. The ordinary
7) Reform the capital
citizen is now being
gains tax,
asked to pay heavier
taxes while many of the
8) Increase personal ex-
rich and powerful es-
emptions.
cape through loopholes -
in some cases, paying
no. taxes at all. Further-
more, we must reduce property taxes across the board. Ex-
cessive reliance on property taxes has made home owner-
ship impossible for millions of families."
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
THE ISSUE:
VETERANS
"
We have failed to provide adequate
programs for the veterans of Indochina. "
THE PROBLEM
"We have sent almost 3 million young men into the
jungles in pursuit of an impossible and immoral
victory and when those who manage, do come home
alive and whole they are greeted with indifference
and an outmoded and archaic system of veterans'
benefits that makes them worse than paupers."
"
when I came home from World War II, there was
money enough in the GI Bill for both the cost of
living and the cost of education. It was not
lavish, but it was enough."
McGOVERN'S SOLUTIONS
Increases for the cost of tuition, lab fees,
books, and other educational expenses up to
$3,000 per year for technical schools as well
as colleges.
Increases in monthly allowances with minimum
assistance of $214 per. month for a single yet-
eran, $414 for a veteran with three dependents,
and $61 for each additional dependent above
the age of three.
*$65 million to care for veterans with drug and
psychiatric problems, including creation of an
"outreach" program in which recent veterans
and other young people could serve to provide
counseling, recreation, and therapy for veterans.
Federal programs to create jobs for veterans
who want to work, but cannot find work, inclu-
ding encouraging special consideration for
Vietnam veterans by private employers, adding
young personnel in the Veterans Administration,
and supplementary unemployment benefits.
*Educational assistance for servicemen's orphans,
increased benefits for war widows and their
children, increased direct housing loans for
veterans and operation of veterans programs by
the Veterans Administration in local
communities.
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES. CALIF. 00010
200
THE ISSUE:
THE ECONOMY
"The number one economic issue before America today is: JOBS AND MORE
JOBS. I would gaurantee a job for every man and woman who wants to work,
raise the minimum wage to at least $2 an hour, and replace the welfare
mess with an annual income grant to every American."
THE PROBLEMS
McGOVERN'S ANSWERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
JOBS
Under Nixon, unemployment has risen
"I propose an immediate $10 billion
from 3.5% to 6%--a total of 5 million
for creation of 2.6 million jobs in the
American workers.
public and private sector to build new
homes, transit systems and new hospitals.
"
Nixon's plan for ending unemployment
This would establish stable long-term
is to make prices so high that it doesn't
employment unlike present military
matter whether you work or not."
programs.
INFLATION
STOP DEFICIT SPENDING
Just as the architects of the Vietnam
"I would cut $32 billion of waste
tragedy never dared ask the Congress
from our bloated military budget by
for the proper authority to carry out
ending the war, cancelling the unneeded
this war, they dared not ask the American
ABM and bringing home half of our troops
people to pay for it directly through
from Europe or ask the Europeans to
taxes. So they just printed money as
pay half the cost."
they went, hoping the disastrous
inflation this caused would not hit un-
til they were safely out of office. In
We must carry out an orderly re-
the three short years since Nixon took
duction of the national debt while
office the dollar has dropped 14c in
controlling not just wages but corpor-
value and the national debt has increased
ate salaries and dividends as well.
$55 billion. The interest on this debt
alone costs each American family $312
a year.
INCOME TAX LOOPHOLES
INCOME TAX REFORM
"Tax loopholes for the wealthy and for
McGovern would close $28 billion
corporations are an outrage. In 1970,
in tax loopholes for the rich, and
112 persons with income over $200,000
stop the gimmicks and "allowances"
paid no income tax. 40% of the corpor-
created as favors for the large
ations paid no federal income tax at
corporations.
all last year."
UNFAIR PROPERTY TAXES
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
Middle-income home-owners and rent-
Property taxes should be relieved by
payers are forced to carry an unfair
federal payment of one third of all
burden of educational and welfare costs.
education costs and complete federal
takeover of welfare.
LAGGING WORLD TRADE
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Since Nixon took office, our balance
"We must put our best brains back to work
of payments has gone from a surplus of
on peacetime technology. Innovations in
$2.7 billion to a deficit of $22 billion.
commercial production and marketing has
Inflation makes our goods more expensive
always been the real source of American
overseas. Our traditional technological
strength."
lead has slipped due to virtual
monopoly of our best scientists, tech-
nicians and engineers by the military.
SMALL BUSINESSES
McGovern proposes a fund to give the same protection
against bankruptcy to small businesses and industries
and family farms that the Nixon administration provides
to a few giant corporations.
"MR.
NIXON WANTS AMERICANS TO FORGET ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION AND THE
WAR
AND FOR THE WORKING MAN TO FORGET THE MESS HE HAS PUT THE COUNTRY
INTO. BUT THE WORKING MAN ISN'T FORGETTING ANYTHING."
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
200
THE ISSUE:
POLLUTION
"What we are talking about really is MONEY, and not NEW
money. We're talking about spending what we have in WAYS
and AMOUNTS in which it has NEVER BEEN SPENT BEFORE
for the good of the people rather than the powerful vested
interests.
URBAN POLLUTION
McGOVERN'S ANSWER
"First we are plagued by
"What we need now are two earth-
two mammoth problems.
bound NASAs that can pull together
They are the lack of pub-
the technical and engineering brains
lic transit and the
now being wasted. We could put these
related threat of urban
people to work with a mandate to end
pollution."
the public transit crisis and urban
pollution by the end of the decade,
Each (agency) would receive 3 billion
dollars in the first year of opera-
tion.'
WATER POLLUTION
McGOVERN'S ANSWER
"The cheapest way for
The Environmental Protection Act
industry to dispose of
provides for enforcement through
solid and liquid waste
economic sanctions - the language
has been to dump it in
that industry understands.
the public waterways. "
SENATOR McGOVERN HAS CO-SPONSORED ALL MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC-
TION LAWS INTRODUCED DURING HIS TERMS IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1971
-Enables a citizen or group affected by pollution to
sue whomever is responsible for it (even if, not in
the same state or city.)
-Stops activity in question by injunctions during
often lengthy litigation, in contrast to present
practice.
-Alleged polluters would have the burden of proving
that their activities are either not harmful and/or
absolutely unavoidable and necessary.
"During the Santa Barbara oil disasters, citizens did
not have the right to protect their own interests.
They took their case into court and it was rejected
immediately on the grounds that they did not have
standing to sue, After the disaster, one Santa Bar-
baran said:
'We are so damn frustrated. The whole
democratic process seems to be falling
apart. Nobody responds to us Nothing
seems to happen except that we lose. 1
"This proposal would have enabled the citizens of Santa
Barbara to take their case to court. They could have
stopped the granting of the (oil) leases during litiga-
tion."
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
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THE ISSUE:
MILITARY SPENDING
"We can strengthen America by cutting $31 billion of
waste and fat from the military budget, and transferring
the money into our schools, our hospitals, public transit,
job training, welfare, the environment and the economy.
THE PROBLEM
McGOVERN'S ANSWER
"The legitimate national
-A phased reduction by fiscal
security interests of the
1975 to baseline defense
United States have been
outlays of $54.8 billion, as
ill-served by the growth
against Administration es-
of an excessive, wasteful,
timates of $87.3 billion.
overly large military ese
tablishment at the expense
-End the Indochina war, reduce
of our vital economic and
our troops in Europe, and
social health.
cancel the ABM and other
needless projects.
"The military-industrial
complex grows rich while
-Transfer the $31 billion
the workingman struggles
savings as follows:
to make ends meet.
"
$5 billion - Job training
$3 billion - New schools and
We spend twice as much on
hospitals
defense as Russia, ten
$4 billion - Revitalize our
times more than China, and
cities
more than the combined
$3 billion - Public transit
total of all other nations
$3 billion - End pollution
on earth.
$2 billion - Food stamps and
school lunches
We have 15 attack carriers,
$1 billion - Reduce hard crime
Russia has none. We have
and drug abuse
21 times the number of
$5 billion - Federal takeover of
nuclear warheads needed to
welfare to:relieve
destroy 76% of Russian
the property tax-
industry.
payer
$1 billion - Educational
scholarships
$4 billion - Rural economic
"The program I am spelling
development
out will protect America
against external threats
and against internal dis-
"As President Eisenhower pointed
integration as well. The
out as long ago as 1953, Every
$54.8 billion military
gun that is made, every warship
budget I have recommended
launched, every rocket fired,
is, first, clearly a vast
signifies, in the final sense, a
sum of money and, second,
theft from those who hunger and
an amount that is more than
are not fed, those who are cold
ample to meet forseeable
and are not clothed. 111
threats to our security.
In fact, it can accomplish
that goal more effectively
than present spending
"We can move from military to
levels. It will give us
domestic production thout
Armed Forces built on muscle
causing unemployment. There are
instead of fat, equipped to
more jobs in consumer production
defend our own country and
than in making missiles and
our vital interests.
bombs.
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
200
THE ISSUE:
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
"Prejudice against women is the
last socially accepted bigotry."
PROBLEMS
McGOVERN'S ANSWERS
Jobs: Twice as many
Jobs: Senator McGovern supported
women as men are un-
the Equal Rights for Women Amend-
employed. For every
ment of 1970 and the Women's Equal-
$100 a man earns, a
ity Act of 1971. Senator McGovern
woman earns $40 less.
would empower the Equal Employment
A woman graduating
Commission to use cease and desist
from the same college
orders to enforce Title VII, which
as a man with the same
forbids job discrimination on the
grades, the same courses,
basis of race, color, national
must expect to earn
origin or sex.
$5000 a year less for
the same job.
Education: Women com-
Education: Senator McGovern sup-
prise only 9% of all
ported an amendment to the Omni-
professors, only 6%
bus Education Amendments Act of
of all law students,
1971 to prevent Federal funds
only 3% of all lawyers,
from being extended to any in-
only 8% of all medical
stitution that discriminates
students and only 7%
against women in admissions and
of all physicians.
other educational practices.
Maternal and Child
Maternal and Child Care: Senator
Care:
McGovern proposed the Compre-
The U.S. ranks 14th
hensive Child Development Act of
among nations in
1971. It provides a full range
infant mortality and
of quality health, education,
many poor, particularly
nutrition, and social services
non-white mothers,
for American children of all
receive no obstetrical
economic strata and allows many
care at delivery. Dis-
more mothers to assume fullor
advantaged by poverty
part-time jobs.
and malnutrition, their
children do not receive
He also advocates:
adequate day care or
* Expansion of voluntary family
preschool education.
planning programs and an end
to forced sterilization;
* Expanding the School Lunch and
Breakfast programs to provide
2 meals a day for pre-school
and school-age children;
* Income-tax deductions for full
cost of a housekeeper or pre-
school attendants, if a parent
must pay for child care in order
to work.
George McGovern has pledged to appoint
women to the National Security Council,
the Cabinet, and a woman to the first
opening on the Supreme Court.
The McGovern Commission on Delegate
Selection of the Democratic Party has
provided that 50% of all delegates to
the 1972 Democratic Convention will
be women (as opposed to 13% in 1968).
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90010
200
THE ISSUE:
VIETNAM
McGovern is the only presidential candidate who,
since 1963, has consistently opposed the war.
THE PROBLEMS
1 - WHEN TO GET OUT?
"If I were President it would take
me 24 hours and the stroke of a
pen to terminate all military
operations in Southeast Asia. II,
2 - HOW TO GET OUT?
"Matching timetables for withdrawal of
American forces and release of P.O.W.s."
The McGovern-Hatfield Amendment.
3 - HOW TO GET BACK OUR
"The key is to set the date
and
P.O.W.s FAST?
thus insure the release of our prisoners
and the return of our troops. "
The McGovern-Hatfield Amendment.
"No American, regardless of his views on the war, can condone
the North Vietnamese handling of prisoners of war. I call
upon the North Vietnamese to prove to the American people --
particularly those of us who have opposed the war -- that we
have a common bond of revulsion against human suffering.
McGOVERN ON BOMBING
"We are watching the Nixon Administration strike out in
helpless panic as the Vietnamization policy crumbles
The bombing will produce no decisive military results.
It will not protect the troops and it will not win the
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war.
J.F.K. Plaza
Philadelphia
April 14, 1972
"Mr. Nixon, who promised us three years ago that he would
end the Vietnam War, has by the bombing of Haiphong widen-
ed the conflict and heightened the possibility of outright
disaster for the remaining American ground forces.. (with)
callous disregard for the fate of American prisoners of
war.
"He has descended to a new level of barbarism and fool-
hardiness for no apparent reason except to save his own
face and to prop up the corrupt regime of President
Nguyen Van Thieu.
April 15, 1972
McGOVERN ON THE COSTS OF WAR
"For the past quarter century (since W.W. II) payments for
wars have consumed two-thirds of all federal spending.
Today we suffer the consequences of that preoccupation.
"It has twisted and distorted our national economy. In-
flation has become permanent. Our ability to compete in
world markets has deteriorated. It is destructive of
sound economic structure (and causes) lost oppor-
tunities for urgent public programs.
McGOVERN for PRESIDENT
3938 WILSHIRE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 00010
THE BLACK COMMUNITY
"WHOM CAN YOU TRUST?"
MC GOVERN'S RECORD
The McGovern record speaks for his commitment to the present day struggles of the
black community.
"I believe the most important question in this Presidential campaign will be,
'Whom can you trust?' My past positions and actions on behalf of America's
minorities should provide a clear indication that I can be trusted to lead
our country in the right direction."
Senator George McGovern
HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF MC GOVERN'S RECORD:
POVERTY
Introduced the Welfare Rights Organization's Adequate Income Bill in the
Senate.
As Chairman of the Select Committee on Nutrition, was the first man to
make feeding the hungry a national issue.
Introduced the 1970 Food Stamp Act which doubled the amount of money for food
stamps and created the first national eligibility standard for food stamps.
Was the principal sponsor of the 1970 School Lunch Legislation which doubled
the number of children receiving free and reduced price lunches and doubled
the funds for school lunches.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Co-sponsored the Equal Education Opportunity Act.
Is the only U.S. Senator to endorse all sixty-one points of the Congressional
Black Caucus program which calls for full opportunities and self-determination
for all members of the black community.
CIVIL RIGHTS
Sponsored or co-sponsored every piece of civil rights legislation since
he came .to Washington in 1957.
Participated in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's "March on
Washington" and "Poor People's Campaign".
Was the only member of Congress, other than Representative John Conyers, who
was involved in the "March Against Fear".
Is the principal sponsor of the Senate bill to make Martin Luther King's
birthday a national holiday.
BLACK SELF-DETERMINATION
Has continually advocated home rule for Washington, D.C., which would give
its residents community control.
Urged that America drop financial aid to the sugar industry of the Republic
of South Africa.
Voted against the Byrd Amendment which called for America to resume the
importation of Rhodesian chrome.
McGovern has insisted that a proportionate amount of his campaign funds be
placed in black banks and that black agencies be used in the creation and
presentation of campaign materials. The black advertising agency of Wright and
Edelen of Los Angeles has been actively involved in the statewide media
campaign. Black union printers have prepared materials. Blacks make up a
significant number of the state and national campaign staff. The Senator's
permanent staff reflects his belief that blacks should be hired and given
positions of responsibility.
"You can't play games with people anymore. You either give them what they
deserve, or they will give you what you deserve."
Senator George McGovern
llcGOVERN for PRESIDENT
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